There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane. F5 is a rating that applies to tornadoes, not hurricanes. An F5 tornado is extremely violent, capable of wiping well built houses clean off their foundations. The category was been replaced by EF5 on a new, more accurate scale and has estimated winds beginning at just over 200 mph. Winds over 300 mph have been recorded.
A category 5 hurricane has sustained winds inf excess of 156 mph and causes very severe damage if it hits land.
No, because F5 is a rating for tornadoes, not hurricanes. To date there has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Florida. However, Florida was hit by two category 5 hurricanes: The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
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A F6 tornado does not exist on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranges from F0 to F5. The most powerful tornado category, an F5 tornado, has wind speeds exceeding 200 mph and can cause catastrophic damage.
There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane. F5 is the highest rating on the Fujita scale, which is used to rate tornadoes, not hurricanes. Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale, for which the highest rating is category 5. On the original Fujita scale an F5 tornado had estimated winds of 261-318 mph, but was defined in terms of damage, with well-built houses wiped clean off their foundations. It is now believed that the Fujita scale overestimated the winds needed to do this. The Enhanced Fujita scale now lists EF5 winds at anything over 200 mph. By contrast at category 5 hurricane is defined as having sustained winds in excess of 156 mph.
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F5 hurricane means nothing.An F5 tornado is the strongest category on the Fujita scale, used only for tornadoes. Well-built houses are blown off their foundationsA category 5 hurricane is the strongest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It has winds over 156 mph.
There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane.F5 tornadoes are the most powerful tornadoes on the Fujita-Pearson scale and have estimated winds that go over 260 mph.A category 5 hurricane is a hurricane with sustained winds over 156 mph
A hurricane is NOT powerful at all.And a hurricane is also NOT deadly
No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, which is a type of very powerful storm.
No, because F5 is a rating for tornadoes, not hurricanes. To date there has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Florida. However, Florida was hit by two category 5 hurricanes: The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
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Of course it did, it was a very powerful hurricane.
In terms of wind speed an EF5 tornado (estimated winds over 200mph, formerly 261-318) is stronger than a category 5 hurricane (over 155 mph). But overall a category 5 hurricane releases more energy.
A F6 tornado does not exist on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranges from F0 to F5. The most powerful tornado category, an F5 tornado, has wind speeds exceeding 200 mph and can cause catastrophic damage.
There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane. F5 is the highest rating on the Fujita scale, which is used to rate tornadoes, not hurricanes. Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale, for which the highest rating is category 5. On the original Fujita scale an F5 tornado had estimated winds of 261-318 mph, but was defined in terms of damage, with well-built houses wiped clean off their foundations. It is now believed that the Fujita scale overestimated the winds needed to do this. The Enhanced Fujita scale now lists EF5 winds at anything over 200 mph. By contrast at category 5 hurricane is defined as having sustained winds in excess of 156 mph.
Yes. Hurricane Katrina peaked as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph.
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